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Therapy Name | Gemcitabine + Pimasertib |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Gemcitabine | Gemzar | Difluorodeoxycytidine Hydrochlorothiazide|LY-188011 | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 12 | Gemzar (gemcitabine) is converted in cells to difluorodeoxycytidine di- and triphosphate (dFdCDP, dFdCTP), which act to inhibit ribonucleoside reductase and as a deoxynucleotide analog respectively, resulting in DNA strand termination and apoptosis (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Pimasertib | AS703026|MSC1936369B | MEK inhibitor (Pan) 22 MEK1 Inhibitor 20 MEK2 Inhibitor 18 | Pimasertib (MSC1936369B) binds to and inhibits MEK1/2, preventing activation of downstream targets and potentially reducing tumor cell proliferation (PMID: 23587417, PMID: 31870556). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Unknown unknown | pancreatic cancer | not applicable | Gemcitabine + Pimasertib | Preclinical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, treatment with Pimasertib (MSC1936369B) followed by Gemzar (gemcitabine) resulted in enhanced inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in pancreatic cell lines in culture (PMID: 26228206). | 26228206 |
Unknown unknown | pancreatic adenocarcinoma | not applicable | Gemcitabine + Pimasertib | Phase I | Actionable | In a Phase I trial, Pimasertib in combination with Gemzar (gemcitabine) demonstrated safety and efficacy in metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients (PMID: 23846936). | 23846936 |
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